Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-03-06
From Fridays Daily.
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Ohiteu othte5 expires Ut IL O'CLOCK TO-
night.
There is n lady school teacher mt
osceola. W. r.. that weighs over 325
pounds.
The snow is reported to he from ~
to 20 feet deep in the lumber woods Of
Canada.
Mr.. n. ii. A. Mason came in on this
mornings train aud stopped over in
town to-day.
1t is thought the printers strike at
Milwaukee will break up the typograph-
ical union Of that city.
A report comes nom Pnrownn, Utah,
that many Of the cattle OF that section
are afflicted with black'eg.
The Commissioners OF Lander conn
'y have levied n tax OF 81 80 upon 500
valuation of taxable property for the
year 1887.
In the supplementary canvass for
members Of the German Reichstng, the
prospects Of the Liberals ure said to be
Increasing.
Miss Emma Gardner has engaged 10
teach the South Fork school during the
coming Summer, and will
her labors about the LIST of April.
The mir in the italian towns DESTROYED
by he recent earthquake is said TO have
become terribly oGc nsive, on recount of
the many bodies still in the ruins.
Buena Vista John. a Pinto wiggins,
says ''mebIe heap hot pretty soon. Sage
hen heap lance now, mil squirrel come
out his hole. MebLe 30 no moro cold,
no more snow"
The Times Review is informed TINT
Senator Powell has accepted n position
in C"Iiforni" Ind will proceed to that
State immediately after tho adjourn
mcnt Of the Legislature.
Mr.. John d. Scott, Agent OF the Duek
Valley Indian Reservation. DccD,up,.
MED 10y Mr.. and Mrs. Wires, left by
stage this morning foe Tuscarora, en-
route for the Reservation.
White Pine Eews:-It took the Epre.
ka stage four days last week to get here.
arriving Mt o'clock Sunday morning
instead of Thursdly m%nrning. The
drivers report the snow very deem
around Hamilton.
Reno Gazette: S. W. Cross. of Tus.
carorn, IL in town to-day. He has LARGE
cattle interests in EIko county. 1t is
highly probable he aud his family will
take up their rcsid,ncc in Reno this
Spring.
The HALEY News Miner learns from
Idaho stockmcn that from II TO 30
per cent, of the stock OH Snake River
have died this Winter, aud if the
weather continues severe at least so Der
cent OF the stock on the range will per-
ish.
Commissioner Jno. Il. Bradley mr.
rived last evening from California. lie
ha' recently been quite sick with cold.
but has fully recovered. SIR. Bradley
says lie is glad to get back TO the sage
brush, as he became quite tired of Cali.
fornia.
The Reno Gazette OF the 2nd instant
says: At n meeting Of the Commissions
rrs held yesterday, the tate of taxation
for 1887 was fixed ns follows: State, 30
cents; county, 81 cents. I~ucluding the
special sewer tax, the Iaic in Reno will
aggregate 50.
\ telegram from Chicago states that
the Interstate Railway Conference was
adjourned to the 9TH inst. The officials
Of the trnnsrnntinentai lines will remain
III Chicago III the meantime, and will
give their attention to the question Of
local tariff.
That stock raising is fast becoming
paramount 10 nil other interests of the
State is evidenced by the fact that the
taxes assessed in this county to cattle
~rniscrs and live stock interests in Rercr-
nj aggregate 81, 793, 900. more than the
aggregate assessment of oil other pr,p-
erty i'll the county, aside from the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad.
The EIko Sunday School has JUS, re-
ceived n new library which will lie prn
for the bencGt Of the school next Sun.
day. All persons having any books be-
longing to the old libruiy will please re-
turn them to the Church on Saturday
afternoon where n committee will bv i'm
Attendance to receive and number
them.
The Silver State Says that John c..
Singles returned about ten days since
from n surveying trip, took to drink,
landed in jill and il now u raviug mani.
nc. 1t IL unfortunate that q man of
such intelligence should b. 20 sSesscd Of
nm ungovernnLlc thirst for liquor which
makes u lunatic Of him whenever he
uses L..
A special dispatch 10 tho Salt Lake
Democrat TINT the President
signed the Edmunds. Tucker anti. poiye.
amy bill yesterday aud IL il now the law
OF he land. One by one tho chains
"re forging about the twin relic" aud